The Small Business Commissioner has launched a new Fair Payment Code rewarding companies paying promptly to their supply chain.

The construction industry should welcome scrutiny, but the burden mustn’t fall on contractors alone, writes Neil Hargreaves, managing director of Knauf Insulation.

A consortium of universities in New Zealand has received a grant of NZ$9.96m (£5.16m) from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to create the first model of the country’s construction industry.

Market volatility, supply disruptions and rising costs are starting to affect project viability, writes Kris Hudson.

Suppliers who have government contracts in their sights need to check they’re up to date with significant changes to delivery strategy, says John Welch.

For the latest article in our ‘contract clinic’ series, Bill Bordill answers a question about how contracts treat delays caused by the pandemic.

Construction contractors have once again cut the average amount of time they are taking to pay suppliers, with Amey and ISG topping the list.

In an important year for construction that will see the Building Safety Bill progress through Parliament, as well as a continued focus on key issues such as net zero and diversity in the industry, CHAS lists 10 issues expected to affect supply chains in 2022.

What good is a saw without any timber? What use is the timber without any labour? These are questions facing contractors across the country as material and labour shortages threaten to stall recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Oliver Pickford.

Materials supply and price volatility are predicted to be key risks to completion of construction projects within time and budget. Although there is no single answer to the problem, there are ways we can mitigate some of the key risks, to ensure the best possible outcomes.

Brexit has added an extra dimension to covid-19 cost pressures, as demand collides with supply chain disruption, writes Kris Hudson.

Construction Leadership Council (CLC) chair Andy Mitchell has said he remains concerned about payment delays in the construction supply chain during the pandemic.